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Updated: 14 ways to mark Day of the Dead in Philadelphia – Actualizado: 14 maneras de conmemorar el Día de Muertos en Filadelfia

At events from Juntos to Penn Museum, Southwark School to Fleisher Art Memorial, the catrinas will don their big hats, the calacas will show off their colors and the music will be lively enough to raise the dead.

Updated: 14 ways to mark Day of the Dead in Philadelphia – Actualizado: 14 maneras de conmemorar el Día de Muertos en Filadelfia

Updated to add three additional entries on October 16, 2019 at 6:40 a.m.

Grab your tissue paper and scissors. Dust off your sugar skull molds and find your recipe for pan de muerto. Pop your copy of Coco in the Blu-ray player (or go to Netflix, which has both the English- and Spanish-language versions of the movie).

The Mexican celebration of Day of the Dead traditionally takes place on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2, but preparations in Philadelphia start this week and don’t end until November 6!